The 2011 Gold Coast Sevens was the first tournament of the 2011-2012 Sevens World Series It was held over the weekend of 25–26 November 2011 at Robina Stadium (known for sponsorship reasons as Skilled Park) in Queensland, Australia. The tournament was the ninth completed edition of the Australian Sevens and the first on the Gold Coast after the event had been previously hosted in Adelaide and Brisbane.
Fiji won the tournament by defeating New Zealand in the Cup final 26–12.
Format The teams are divided into pools of four teams, and a round-robin played within each pool. Points in rugby sevens pools are awarded on a different basis to most rugby tournaments: 3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss.
The top two teams in each pool advance to the Cup competition, and the four Cup quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket to play for the Plate. The bottom two teams in each pool go to the Bowl competition, and the four Bowl quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket to play for the Shield.
Teams The participating teams were announced on 8 September.
Pool stage The draw was made on 7 November. Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal
All times are local (UTC+10).
Pool A TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts 33009210+82932016935+34731023159−285 3003795−883
Pool B TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33006926+43932016228+34731024039+15 3003785−783
Pool C TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33009114+77932017843+35731024760−135 30035104−993
Pool D TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33005926+33932015026+24731023150−195 30031957−383
Knockout stage
Shield
Bowl
Plate
Cup
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